“It's so hard for every young person, trying to figure out the adult you want to be.” WantTryingPersonsHardYoungFiguresAdults Author:Ethan Hawke
“Your development as a person should coincide with your development in all aspects of your life.” ShouldPersonsDevelopmentAspect Author:Ethan Hawke
“You don't need other people to affirm that you're a valuable person.” PeopleNeedsPersonsValuableValuable Person Author:Ethan Hawke
“If you say to yourself, okay, I will not self-destruct. I don't have to be the most talented person. I don't have to be everybody's best friend, I don't have to be liked, I don't have to be successful, well, one thing I will not do is self-destruct. If you take that out, your chances for success just went up like 800 percent.” IfsWellsPersonsSelfChanceSuccessfulOne ThingPercentOkayBeing SuccessfulSelf DestructTalented Person Author:Ethan Hawke
“I think that as soon as you think of yourself as a famous person or anything like that, you're objectifying yourself in some weird way.” ThinkingWayPersonsObjectifying Author:Ethan Hawke
“I did this movie right after it about the life of Chet Baker. It's called Born to Be Blue. In that situation, there's a real clear character you're drawing on. It's a real person. It's really exciting and interesting to do the research to figure out how to make that a nuanced, three-dimensional human being.” HumansPersonsRealCharacterThreeBornHuman BeingsInterestingSituationClearFiguresResearchExcitingBlueDrawingBakersReal PersonChet Baker Author:Ethan Hawke
“It was a really strange experience. It was very creative for Alejandro Amenábar. It was almost like it was the most I ever felt like I was helping someone paint. They had a very clear idea of what they wanted it to look like, sound like, be like. So, there was no operating outside the box. The only way to help him was to try to really be a part of his imagination and try to make it happen. He's a super kind and loving person. So, you wanted to help him. It just was none of my normal ways of helping a director work at all. So, it was a unique experience for me that way.” WayTryingLooksKindPersonsIdeasHelpingHappensWantedFeltSoundImaginationCreativeClearStrangeDirectorsNormalUniquePaintBoxesBarsMake It HappenAmenOutside The BoxLoving PersonUnique ExperiencesHelping Someone Author:Ethan Hawke
“I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I didn't know why I would struggle to be that kind of person.” PeopleKnowsKindPersonsHumorInspirationStruggleMetsInsight Author:Ethan Hawke
